The Baulkham Hills Tramway Scheme
The intention of the Baulkham Hills Progress Association to agitate for a tram is in accordance with a suggestion made by THE ARGUS some time ago, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1900
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Railway Revenue. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—The last quarterly report of the Railway" Commissioners shows a considerable decrease in revenue as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. This may be attributed to various…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Special Railway Excursions to the Country
The Railway Commissioners advertise in this issue particulars of special cheap railway excursions to the country on the Northern, North-western, Western, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Railway Fatality
A shocking railway fatality occurred at Mary Vale, five miles from Wellington, about half-past 10 o'clock on Thursday night, a fetler named Angus M'Millan and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Armoured Train Atchieveley. London, Feb. 9
The Boers assert that they compelled an armoured train, with a force of 2000 men, which was threatening their right on Tuesday, to return to Chieveley…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Point Piper-road Congregational Church
At the Point Piper-road Congregational Church, Woollahra, at both services special prayer was offered for the Empire. The hymns, chants, and anthems were all of a national character. The Rev…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Tram Motor Breaks Down
An accident to a steam tram motor caused some disorganisation in the tram traffic of the Eastern Suburbs on Saturday. When the 7.15 a.m. tram to Bondi was nearing the top of the Darlinghurst…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Hillston Railway Inquiry by the Commissioners
HILLSTON, Friday.—The Railway Commissioners, with the traffic manager, arrived at noon yesterday. A meeting of the local Farmers' Association and prominent townsmen was held in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Incident. a Suspicious Discover
Following upon, the supposed attempt to wreck a train near Artarmon station, on the St. Leonards railway line on Friday evening, a suspicious discovery was made on Saturday near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shortage of Railway Trucks
SINGLETON, Monday.—Two local firms, which deal largely in produce, are complaining about the shortage of railway trucks on the line here, the result being that in sending forage away to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Crown-street Trams. To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—Mr. S. T. Whiddon, the member for Cook Division, deserves the thanks of the Crown-street "regulars" for bringing under departmental notice the treatment meted out to those who can well lay claim to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wellington Railway Accident
WELLINGTON, Saturday Afternoon.—An inquest was held to-day before Mr. R. Porter, coroner, on the bodies of Angus M'Millan and Catherine M'Millan, his daughter. On Thursday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victoria. Fatal Railway Accident. Melbourne
John L. Bourke, a plumber, in the employ of the Metropolitan Board of Works, met his death on Saturday night through attempting to enter a railway carriage just as the train was moving…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Cars for War Purposes
By cablegram we learn tha the British Government has at last recognised that the motor car has great possibilities in warfare, and with the object of t[?]sting them the War Office has now forwarded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempted Railway Outrage a North Shore Sensation
The usually quiet suburbs of North Sydney have been thrown into a state of excitement by two attempts to wreck trains on the St. Leonards side of the Artarmon Siding. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tram Accident
On Friday a man named J. L. Kerr, living at George-street, Burwood was knocked down by an electric tram near the railway station. He sustained several wounds on his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wellington Railway Accident. Inquest on the Victims
WELLINGTON, Saturday.--An inquest touching the deaths of a fettler named Angus M'Millan and his daughter, Kate M'Millan, the victims of a railway fatality which occurred near Maryvale…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proposed Hillston Railway
HILLSTON, Friday.--The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver, Fehon, and Kirkcaldie, accompanied by Mr. John Harper, traffic manager, are visiting these districts on a tour of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Shore Railway Wreckers. Repeated Attempts at Derailment. Timber and Crowbars on the Line
The North Shore railway line has been the scene of what appears to be a determined attempt at train-wrecking. On Friday evening, between 6 o'clock and 7, as a train from Milsan's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Sydney Trams
Yesterday after many weary delays, the electric trams commenced to run between Milson's Point and Ridge-street, North Sydney, and sarcastic small boys gathered at street corners and…
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